Newspaper-selling machine.



gh v w No. 897,744. PATENTED SEPT. 1,1908.

7 A. G. JACKSON. NEWSPAPER SELLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1906.

Witweooeo ANTI-1 [{NY ELLIABKS' U ANTHONY c. JACKSON, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NEWSPAPER-SELLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

Application filed November 28, 1906. SerialNo. 345,528.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY G. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, rsidingfat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Newspaper Selling Machines, of which the followingisa- 7 "downwardly and raise the outer end of said specification. L

This invention relates to coin operated vending machines and more especially to machine for selling newspapers. f The object of-the invention is to'provide a machine of this character which is simple and" ,eflicient' in construction and in which the handle operates the ejecting mechanism.

' In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical section of the machine; Fig. 2 represents a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 represent-ea similar view taken on the line 33 of Fig. .1.

' This machine as shown comprises a casing 1, a partition 2 extending transversely across the upper end thereof and'having a vertical partition 3 extending upward therefrom to form a coin box 4. This casing 1 is pro vided atits bottom with adeli'very chute 5 for the papers or other articles contained in the machine. Arranged within this casing 1 is a rotary frame 6 for holding papers. An angular shaft 7 extends upward from this frame 6 through the partition 2 and is engaged with an operating handle 8 which proj ects through a slot 9 in one side of the casing inwhich-the handle maybe moved toward one side or the other to turn the frame 6 and force the'papers through the delivery. chute5. I

An F-shaped lever 10 is pivoted by its short intermediate arm 11 to the inner end of the handle, and its long arm 12'has a laterally extending lug 12 with a depending pin '12", which extends through an'aperture in the arm 8 and engages sockets as 9 in the partition 2 for locking the handle against lateral movement. The free end of the lever 10 is normally in horizontal position, and projects over the vertical partition 3 into the coin box 4, and isprovided with two diverging arms 13 and 14, having sockets 13 and 14 for receiving respectively the coin fed thereinto through the chute 15 when the arm 8 is in either of its two positions. A lug or cross rod 16 extends under the inner or lower end of the: chute 15 and supports it at this point. This casing has a'door 17 for the insertion and removal of the papers, and

which is kept normally locked.

s 'In the operation of this machine, a coin as 20 is dropped into the downwardly-inclined [chute 15 and rolls from its inner end into the socket .13 or 14 and the weight thereof causes the inner end of the lever 10 to tilt lever 10 to disengage it from its socket as 9 a and release the handle 8 which may then be :;moved either to the right or to the left to shift the frame connected therewith and eject a paper through the delivery chute.

This tilting of the lever 10 also causes the coin to roll out of the socket and drop into the coin box 4.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is,

1. In a coin operated vending machine, the combination of a casing having an article holding compartment provided with a delivery chute, a movable ejector disposed therein, a laterally swinging operating handle connected to move said ejector, a lever fulcrumed on said handle and having a depending arm at one end provided with means to engage and lock said handle and a coin receiving socket arranged at its other end.

2. In a coin operated vending machine, the combination of a casing having an article holding compartment provided with a delivery chute, a movable ejector disposed therein, an operating handle connected with said ejector, a lever fulcrumed on said handle and having a depending arm provided with means to enga e said handle and lock it, the free end of said lever having laterally spaced coin-receiving sockets and a coin chute'with its delivery end arranged to extend over one ofsaid sockets.

3. In a coin operated vending machine, the combination of a casing having an article holding compartment provided with a delivery chute, a movable ejector disposed therein, a laterally swinging operatinghandle connected with said ejector,,an F -shaped lever having its short arm fulcrumed to said handle and its long arm provided with a pin to extend'through said handle and engage a fixed member of." the casing to lock said handle against lateral movement and a coin chute having its delivery end arranged over the free end of said lever.

the combination of a casing having a partiwith said shaft above said partition, a lever fulcrumed to-- the inner end of said handle and having a coin receiving socket at one end and a depending pin at its other end, said pin extending throngh said handle and adapted to engage a socket in said partition, and a coin chute arranged above-said lever. j

5.' In a coin operated vendingmachine, the combination of a eas'inghaving an article holding compartment provided with a delivery chute, a movable ejector disposed thefein,a laterally swinging operating handle conneoted with said ejector and having its free end extended through :a slot in-said casing and provided with, an aperture intermediate of its ends, an approximately F -shaped lever having its short intermediate arm fulcrumed to saidhandle, and with its long arm pro vided with a pin operable verticallyin the aperture in said handle'and adapted to proj ect therethrou'gh and engage a socket in the casing, 'thefree end of said lever being bifur- 'cated and provided With coin Qreeeivin'g sockets, the said socketed arms being so spacedthat one of them will be always under the coin chute in eitherof the two positions of the handle.

I ANTHONY G. JACKSON. Witnesses:

HARRY L. JENKINS, RAYMO D JENKINS. 

